GDACS Daily Newsletter for 12/28/2011

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 12/28/2011

This daily newsletter provides an overview of the natural disasters that happened in the last 24 hours and response measures for ongoing disasters. GDACS currently covers earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical cyclones, volcanic eruptions and floods. The color coding (red, orange, green) is related to the estimated humanitarian impact of the event.

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Disaster events in the last 24 hours

GDACS detected the following potential disasters. For up-to-date media coverage, latest maps and ReliefWeb content related to these disasters, please go to GDACS homepage.

Earthquakes (source JRC, USGS and EMSC)

Automatic impact report (JRC) Russia, (M 6.6, depth 6.9km, 103000 people) NEIC—Tuesday, December 27, 2011 3:21:00 PM UTC Documents from other organisations USGS Shakemap 6.6 - SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:44:20 +0000 Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:21:56 UTC Lat/Lon: 51.8576/95.8245 Depth: 6.9

Current tropical cyclones (source JRC and Pacific Disaster Center)

Automatic impact report (JRC) THANE-11 in NorthIndian PDC—28 Dec 2011 Tropical Storm THANE-11 affected few people with winds above 39mph (63 km/h) and few people with hurricane wind strengths (74mph or 119 km/h). In addition, few people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.

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Discussions in Virtual OSOCC

The GDACS Virtual OSOCC is a forum for emergency managers. If you are involved in an ongoing emergency as a local emergency management authority or as an international responder, please provide your information in the GDACS Virtual OSOCC. The following emergencies are currently open.

Earthquake in the Van Province, Turkey 23-Oct-2011 14:21

Central America region - floods 20-Oct-2011 19:17

Nicaragua - floods 18-Oct-2011 23:45

Southeast Asia: Flooding 13-Oct-2011 16:45

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ReliefWeb Situation Reports

More content on ongoing disasters on ReliefWeb.

Ethiopia: Humanitarian Bulletin - Weekly Humanitarian Highlights in Ethiopia, 27 December 2011 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:20:32 +0000 Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country:  Ethiopia Price Update The Government has announced a new adjustment to fuel prices for December, raising the price of fuel by 4.72 per cent for benzene (petrol) and 5.42 per cent for diesel (no change for kerosene). This is the fourth such price adjustment in 2011 (previous adjustments occurred in January, April and September). The decreasing price of staple foods, resulting from new harvest entering the market and the ongoing distribution of subsidized wheat by the Government, is expected to support the improving food security conditions reported in most drought-affected areas. However, the relatively high food prices and increased fuel prices may adversely affect the food security of the most vulnerable households, particularly in remote areas, as commodity prices are influenced by transport cost. For more information, contact: wfp.addisababa@wfp.org Food Assistance Update As of 20 December, dispatch of the seventh round relief food assistance to some 3.9 million people stood at 91 per cent, including 99 per cent to areas covered by the Disaster Risk Management and Food Security Sector (DRMFSS), 95 per cent to areas covered by the NGO consortium Joint Emergency Operation (JEOP) and 81 per cent to areas covered by WFP (Somali Region). As of 27 December, the eighth round relief food dispatch, targeting some 3 million beneficiaries, stood at 47 per cent. For more information, contact: wfp.addisababa@wfp.org

Peru: REDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies Latin America & the Caribbean, Year 4 ? Volume 238 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:26:03 +0000 Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country:  Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama HIGHLIGHTS: ? NICARAGUA: 1,000 people evacuated as a preventative measure due to damages to a dam. ? PERU: 100 families en the Amazonia affected by floods. ? CENTRAL AMERICA: ECLAC calculates post TD-12E reconstruction in the LAC region at US$ 4.2 billon ? ECUADOR: 11 deaths due to rabies. PAHO issued an epidemiological alert.

Peru: REDLAC Nota Semanal sobre Emergencias America Latina & El Caribe - Ano 4 - Volumen 238 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:20:58 +0000 Source:  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country:  Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama DESTACADOS: ? NICARAGUA: 1,000 personas evacuadas preventivamente por dano en represa. ? PER?: 100 familias EN Amazonas resultaron afectadas por inundaciones. ? AM?RICA CENTRAL: CEPAL estima que la region requiere de US$ 4.2 billones para reconstruccion post TD-12E. ? ECUADOR: 11 muertes por rabia silvestre. Esta vigente la alerta epidemiologica de la OPS.

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UNOSAT Maps

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Altas of Cagayan de oro, Misamis Oriental Phillipines UNOSAT  27 Dec 2011 1:03:42 AM  This atlas provides detailed crisis satellite imagery coverage over Cagayan De Oro based on data recorded 19 December 2011. This This atlas product was produced by UNOSAT at the request of OCHA in support of emergency humanitarian assistance activities and has been designed for easy printing and readability on A4 and A3 paper at 1:10,000 scale. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR / UNOSAT at contact information below. Satellite Data (1): WorldView-1 Imagery Dates: 19 December 2011 Resolution: 50 Centimeters Copyright: DigitalGlobe Source: FirstLook Other Data: USGS, UNCS, NGA Analysis : UNITAR / UNOSAT Production: UNITAR / UNOSAT Coordinate System: WGS 1984 UTM Zone 51N Projection: Transverse Mercator Datum: WGS 1984 Units: Meter This work by UNITAR/UNOSAT is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. The depiction and use of boundaries, geographic names and related data shown here are not warranted to be error-free nor do they imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. UNOSAT is a program of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), providing satellite imagery and related geographic information, research and analysis to UN humanitarian and development agencies and their implementing partners.

Atlas of Illigan City, Lanao del Norte Phillipines UNOSAT  27 Dec 2011 12:41:26 AM  This atlas provides detailed crisis satellite imagery coverage over Illigan City based on data recorded 22 December 2011. This atlas product was produced by UNOSAT at the request of OCHA in support of emergency humanitarian assistance activities and has been designed for easy printing and readability on A4 and A3 paper at 1:8,000 scale. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR / UNOSAT at contact information below. Satellite Data (1): QuickBird Im agery Date: 22 December 2011 Resolution: 60 Centimeters Copyright: DigitalGlobe Source: FirstLook Other Data: USGS, UNCS, NGA Analysis: UNITAR / UNOSAT Production: UNITAR / UNOSAT Map Scale for A3: 1:9,430 Coordinate System: WGS 1984 UTM Zone 51N Projection: Transverse Mercator Datum : WGS 1984 False Easting: 500,000.0000 False Northing: 0.0000 Central Meridian: 123.0000 Scale Factor: 0.9996 Latitude Of Origin: 0.0000 Units: Meter

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ReliefWeb Maps

More maps in ReliefWeb Map Centre.

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Created on 12/28/2011 8:01:12 AM.